Ice-cutting machine.



W. G. WILLIAMS.

ICE GUTTIEG MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 1.23.24, 1913.

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' To all 117710127, it may concern 4 UNITED sTATE S P TENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM c. WILLIAMS, or BURWELL, NEBRASKA.

ICE-CUTTING- MACHINE.

Be it known that I, WILLIAM G. WIL- LIAMS, citizen of the United States,residing at Bin-well, in the county of Garfield and State of Nebraska,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ice-Cut tingMachines. of which the following is a specification.

The present invention rclatesItocertain new and useful improvements inice cutting machines; and has for its object to provide 'a device ofthis character which embodies novel features of construction wherebylarge quantities of ice may be easily and quickly cut.

Further objects of the'invention are to pro ide a cutting machine whichis simple and inexpensive in-it s construction, which is.

urn r the complete control ofthe' operator,

anti which may beadjusted to cut the ice to any required depth;

With these and other objects'in V ew, the

invention consists. in certain novel cmbi-' nations and arrangements ofthe parts as will more fully appear as the description proceeds,the-novel features thereof being pointed out in the-appended claims 7Fora full understanding of the invcntion, reference is to be had to thefollowing description and accompanying drawings, in'

which Figurel s a top plan view of an ice cutting machine constructed inaccordance with i the invention, portions bein broken away. Fig. 2 isaside elevation oft e same. I

' Corresponding and'like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by .the

same reference characters.

Specifically describing the present embodiment of the invention. thenumeral 1 designates the main axle which is arranged at the forward endofthe machine and has the supporting wheels'2 rigidly secured-to theends thereof, the said wheels being pro-- vided with the peripheralteeth or spikes 3 so as to travel over the ice without danger ofslipping. A reach'4 extends 'rearwardly from the middleportion of theaxle, :and a platform 5 is mounted upon the axle 1 and forward end.of'the reach. -The rear end of the reach 4 is pivotally connected to astandard 6, the said standard being provided at the'lower end thereofwith a longitudinally extending and horizontally disposed bar 7- upontheends of which the Specification of Letters Patent. [fi -tented Feb, 1'7 1914,

Application filed April 24. 1913. Serial No. 753,47.

wheels are also provided with the peripheral teeth or spikes 9 so thatthey will travel readily over the ice without danger of slipping.Theupper end of the standard 6 is provided with a forwardly extendinghandle 10 and a rearwardly extending handle 10. The handle 10 may bereadily grasped by an operator standing upon a platform 11 (see Fig. 2)arranged at the rear end of the reach 4 in front of the standard 6;while the-standard (3. the device may be readily controlled by anoperator stain? ing upon the platform 11 or 'seated'upon the seat 11. Adouble-tree 12 is pivotallymounted at 13: upon the'rear portion of thereach l; the ends of the double-tree having the swingle-trees 14 appliedthereto. l-lorses'or other draft ani nials may be connect-edto theswingle-trees 14' for the purpose of propelling the ice plow over thesurface of the ice, one of'tlie draft animals being located'upon eachside of the reach 4.1 I "A pair of forwardly extending arms 15 .arepivotally mounted upon the main axle 1 at each end of the platform 5,the forward endsof the arms being provided with suitable bearings withinwh'ich the saw shaft 16 journaled. This saw shaft projects laterallybeyond the sides of the main frame and is arranged'parallel to the axle1, each ofthe arms'15 carrying an auxiliary bearing member l7 forengaging the projecting ends of the" saw sha.ft. These auxiliary bearingmembers 17 preferably engage the end saws 18 so as to. hold the sawshaft against longitudinal .mov-eme'nt within the upon the saw shaft ldso as'to out channels in the ice at the requisitedistance apart.

A lever 19 is niounted'upon th-rezfr portion of the platform 5, at themiddle thereof, the said lever being connected to the forwardlydivergingcables 20 which have the extremities thereof connected to thesaw rying arms 15. These'cables 20 pass up standards 22 at the forwardedge of lt'hc platform 5 and also around horizontally disguide wheels 8are mounted. These guide bearings. The saws 18' are properly spacedwardly and over guide. pulleys ar nas the rearwardly extending. handle10 may be readily grasped by an operator upon the, 'seat ,11 which ismounted upon the portion 4-of the reach 4. extending'rearwardlyof Itwill thusbe obvious that posed pulleys 23 upon standard; 24arranged iupon each side of the engi ne' 24? second lever is mounted upon the rearend of the reach 4: immediately in front of the seat 11, the said secondlever being connected to the first lever 19 by 'means of a suitabletiemember or rod 26. 'When the operator is upon the platform 5, the arms15 can he swung upwardly and the saws l8 lifted by pulling rearwardlyupon the lever 19. However. should the operator be sitting upon the seat11. the same result would be accomplished by pulling rearv'ardly uponthe second lever 25.

An engine 24 is mounted upon the platform and is employed for drivingthe saws. One end of the engine shaft has a chain and sprocketconnection 27 with the saw shaft 16, a suitable clutch 28 being providedfor throwing the saws into and out of operation. When this clutch 28 isclosed and the engine is running the saws will be driven so as to cutchannels in the ice as the machineis advanced over the surface thereof.while when the clutch 28 is open the engine will run independently ofthe saws.

it is contcn'iplated to propel the machine over the ice by the use ofdraft animals, al though it may at times be desirable to use the enginefor this purpose, particularly when (he saws are not in operation and itis merely desired to move the machine from place to place. The oppositeend or" the engine shaft 'is accordingly shown as having a rhain andsprocket connection 29 with the main.axle 1, a clutch 30 hein g,provided for throwing this connection into operation.

Having thus deserihed the invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure l v Letters Patent. is:

l. .\n iee cutting machine including a transversely disposed-main axle,2-l11)[')01'tll1g heels at opposite ends of the main axle, a Pearl](.Lltlldiug' rear\\'ardl from the aid axle. a platform at theintersection of the reach and main axle, a vertical lilllll2ll'(lpivolallv onne ted lo the rear end of the reach, guide wheels at thelower end of the standard, a double tree applied to the rear end of thereach, swinging arms extending forwardly from the main axle andpivotally connected thereto, a transverseh disposed saw shaft journaledupon the swinging arms and arrangedin advance of the main axle, sawsupon the saw shaft, an engine upon the before mentioned platform, anoperative connection between the engine and the saw shaft, and meansforraisingand lowering the saw shaft.

2. An ice cutting'machine including a transversely disposed main axle,supporting wheels at opposite ends of the main axle, a reach extendingrearwardly from the main axle, a platform at the intersection of thereach and main axle, a vertical standard pivotallv connected to the rearend of the reach, guide wheels at the lower end of the verticalstandard, a double tree applied to the rear end of the reach, swingingarms projecting forwardly from the main axle and pi'v'otally. connectedto opposite ends thereof. a transverse saw shaft journaled upon theswinging arms and arranged in advance of the axle. saws upon the sawshaft, an engine mounted upon the platform. an operative connectionbetween the engine and the saw shaft. a main controlling lever mountedupon the rear end ol the reach, a second controlling lever mounted uponthe platform, an operative connection hetween the two levers, a pair ofeahles connecting the second lever to opposite ends of (he saw shaft.and guide pulleys engaging the cables so that the saw shaft can heraised and lowered through the medium of the two levers.

In testimony whereof I allix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WVILIJAM C. WILLIAMS.

Witnesses:

l. A. Jonxsox, FLor ll.\n'rroln).

